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ضفده

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking with the palm of the hand and, by extension, to swelling with anger. It also includes a term for frogs, possibly derived from a sense of puffiness or inflation.

Derived headwords

ضَفَدَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with palmboth

    To strike someone with the inner part of the hand, a slap.

يَضْفَدُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he strikes him with palmboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to strike with the palm of the hand'.

الضَّفَادِيnoun
  1. 1.
    frogsclassical

    The plural of 'frog'. This usage is compared to the word 'tha'alib' (foxes) derived from the root 'tha'lab'.

اضْفَادَّverb
  1. 1.
    to swell with angerclassical

    To become swollen or puffed up due to anger.

اضْفِيدَادًاnoun
  1. 1.
    swelling with angerclassical

    The masdar (verbal noun) of the verb 'اضفاد', denoting the act or state of swelling with anger.

Parallel reading

ضفده يضفده: ضربه بباطن كفه.
Dafadahu yafda-duhu: He struck him with the palm of his hand.
والضفادي: الضفادع، كالثعالبي في الثعالب.
And al-Dafadi: the frogs, like al-Tha'alibi in al-Tha'alib (foxes).
واضفاد اضفيدادا: انتفخ غضبا.
And idhfadda idhfidadan: he swelled with anger.